diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c4e44e6..bf3e85d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
         add_definitions("-DNOGDI=1")
         add_definitions("-DNOMINMAX=1")
     else()
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++11 -Wall")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall")
     endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b8649b..ce0bd13 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ set(NAMESPACE           "${PROJECT_NAME}::")
 set(TARGET_EXPORT_NAME  ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets)
 
 add_library(${TARGET_NAME} ${CPPKAFKA_LIBRARY_TYPE} ${SOURCES})
+target_compile_features(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/cppkafka>)
 set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES
         ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}"